<p>Security Explorations researcher Adam Gowdiak has continued unearthing vulnerabilities in Java, this time making the claim that Oracle has not bothered to check against a "very classic attack" that he has found against the software.</p><p>In line with the company's responsible disclosure, Gowdiak has not released the details of the vulnerability, but did state that it is related to the new Reflection API that was introduced into Java SE 7, and that successful exploitation allows an attacker to reliably bypass Java's security sandbox.</p><p>"The attack itself has been in the public knowledge for at least 10+ years. It's one of those risks one should protect against in the first place, when new features are added to Java at the core VM level," Gowdiak wrote on the SecurityFocus Bugtraq mailing list.</p><p>Gowdiak claims that his company's proof-of-concept code works on the most recent version of Java SE 7, Update 25 and earlier, but the company has not yet released the code in order to give Oracle time to respond. However, while Gowdiak has afforded the company this professional courtesy, he questioned how seriously Oracle is taking security, given he believed that the flaw should have been picked up rather easily.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/alleged-java-flaw-raises-doubts-on-oracles-security-stance-7000018281/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044623/most-enterprise-networks-riddled-with-vulnerable-java-installations-report-says.html">Most business networks riddled with vulnerable Java installations, report says</a> (PCWorld)</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/new-vulnerability-found-in-java-7-opens-door-10-year-old-attack-researchers-say-223029">New vulnerability found in Java 7 opens door to 10-year-old attack ...</a> (InfoWorld (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/security/vulnerabilities/java-dregs-create-unappetizing-enterpris/240158527">Java Dregs Create Unappetizing Enterprise Security Problem</a> (Intelligent Enterprise (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dcdBNWyTwqUixsM_rMXyXOQK8-xpM&ned=us">8 additional articles.</a></p>